When
I posted my scavenger hunt last
month, I was enduring fog, spitting snow,

and
a ground blizzard swirling and dancing.

Now
I’m enjoying warm sun,

waving
palms, and sparkly water.

Nothing Between Here and Australiabut Lots and Lots of Water!
(from the Top of Diamond Head)

I
hope everyone had fun

hunting
for photographs this month.

May
my Hawaiian photos perk you up,

if
you’re still waiting on a reluctant spring!

Sunny Hibiscus

March's List

1. M is for ?

Mai Tai, of course!

We arrived in Honolulu on my birthday and celebrated

at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

with umbrella drinks and pink coconut birthday cake.

Birthday Mai Tai at the Royal Hawaiian

2. 9 am

That's Me!

I came to Hawaii determined to

Stand Up Paddleboard

on Waikiki waves.

I had a lesson at 8 am,

and was soloing by 9 am.

Stand Up Paddleboarding on Waikiki

3. Berries

There are Farmers Markets

somewhere, almost every day,

along the streets near Waikiki Beach.

After a lot of searching,

I found strawberries among

the mangoes, pineapple, and papayas.

Farmers MarketKing's Village Shopping Center

4. Lit up

Sunset on Waikiki3/29/2014

I kept looking for

The Perfect "lit up" photo,

and last night

I knew that I had found it!The setting sun had lit up the sky.In places it looked on fire.

Sunset on Waikiki

3/29/2014

5. Grate

Grate in Diamond Head State Monument

Grate was a challenge!

There just weren't any beautiful grates to be found, even though I searched and searched.Finally, I settled on a cool location ~inside Diamond Head crater.

The grate is located to the left of the entrance to the Diamond Head State Monument.

The grate is to the far left of the

visitors entrance.

Since I was asked by one tourist (who was standing in the middle of the crater) where the crater was, I thought I'd post photos of what it looks like inside the crater.

Two Views of Inside Diamond Head State Monument

The above left photo is the tunnel visitors walk or drive through to enter the crater. The rock wall in both photos is the wall of the crater. The crater floor looks benign, so it's hard to imagine it's explosive origin.

Terry actually spotted this door in one of the shops on Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu.I couldn't resist adding one more picture taken this morning along the Ala Wai Canal. This little family was too cute!